Terms of Enlistment: Frontlines, Book 1

The year is 2108, and the North American Commonwealth is bursting at the seams. For welfare rats like Andrew Grayson, there are only two ways out of the crime-ridden and filthy welfare tenements, where you're restricted to 2,000 calories of badly flavored soy every day. You can hope to win the lottery and draw a ticket on a colony ship settling off-world, or you can join the service. With the colony lottery a pipe dream, Andrew chooses to enlist in the armed forces for a shot at real food, a retirement bonus, and maybe a ticket off Earth.

A Learning Experience, Book 1

When a bunch of interstellar scavengers approach Earth intending to abduct a few dozen humans and sell them into slavery in the darkest, they make the mistake of picking on Steve Stuart and his friends, ex-military veterans all. Unprepared for humans who can actually fight, unaware of the true capabilities of their stolen starships, the scavengers rapidly lose control of the ship - and their lives.

Warship: Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 1

In the 25th century, humans have conquered space. The advent of faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of habitable planets for colonization, and humans have exploited the virtually limitless space and resources for hundreds of years with impunity. So complacent have they become with the overabundance that armed conflict is a thing of the past, and their machines of war are obsolete and decrepit. What would happen if they were suddenly threatened by a terrifying new enemy?

Tarnished Knight: The Lost Stars, Book 1

The authority of the Syndicate Worlds' government is crumbling. Civil war and rebellion are breaking out in many star systems, despite the Syndic government's brutal attempts to suppress disorder. Midway is one of those star systems, and leaders there must decide whether to remain loyal to the old order or fight for something new.

The Oncoming Storm: Angel in the Whirlwind, Book 1

In the year 2420, war looms between the galaxy's two most powerful empires: the tyrannical Theocracy and the protectionist Commonwealth. Caught in the middle sits the occupied outpost system Cadiz, where young officer and aristocrat Katherine "Kat" Falcone finds herself prematurely promoted at the behest of her powerful father. Against her own wishes, Kat is sent to command the Commonwealth navy's newest warship, Lightning.

The Ember War: Publisher's Pack, Books 1-2

The Ember War, book 1: The Earth is doomed. Humanity has a chance. In the near future, an alien probe arrives on Earth with a pivotal mission: to determine if humanity has what it takes to survive the impending invasion by a merciless armada. The probe discovers Marc Ibarra, a young inventor who holds the key to a daring gambit that could save a fraction of Earth's population. Humanity's only chance lies with Ibarra's ability to keep a terrible secret and engineer the planet down the narrow path to survival.

mark page says:"Very enjoyable fast-paced space story."

Publisher's Summary

The story of rookie pilot Lt. Halley's first drop ship command. (A short story in the Terms of Enlistment universe.)

Did Nicol Zanzarella do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Fine...but he didn't have to work all that hard...

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Anger...33 mins? Seriously?

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Eric Paul

09/09/16

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"Don't waste your money"

Someone should be ashamed of charging money for this short story. If this were scripted into a movie scene it might get 5 minutes of screen time--if it didn't hit the cutting room floor first.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Bruce Derflinger

Sunset Beach, CA USA

02/09/16

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"Feel good story - but overpriced at $6.00"

This is a classical western faithful horse/companion story set in the 22nd century. Lucky 13 is Lt. Halley's first drop ship and it has a well earned bad reputation. If you have read any of the "Terms of Enlistment" series you will recognize Lt. Halley as Andrew Grayson's (the main character of the series - girl friend). She & 13 fly the unfriendly sky's and together they turn the ships bad reputation around on it's tail fins.

This is an enjoyable story but at 33min for $6. it is a bit of a disappointment. Sort of like the epipen price gouging. If is was a third of going price - say $1.95 I would be happy and not feel as if I had been abused.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Nicholas

Cornville, Azerbaijan

06/08/16

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"Awesome Lt Haley backstory but to short by an order of magnitude"

Awesome Lt Haley backstory but to short by an order of magnitude, still worth the time

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Brendan M McTague

franklin lakes, nj

26/10/16

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"Good story but 5 bucks for 33 minutes is just wrong"

It's a short story with no relevance to the plot line. The other books are priced very reasonable but I feel cheated for paying more than a dollar for this.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Richard Kaufman

14/09/16

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"Amazingly short story for the cost"

I bought this book quickly without really looking because I was in the middle of something and it was the next book in the series. My fault for not looking, but this book is stupidly short. I just paid almost $6 dollars for what amounts to a commercial. Not really sure I want to give this author or the production crew any more money after this BS.

Most memorable moment of this story? Hearing the audible narrator saying he hopes I enjoyed this production less than an hour after I hit play and realizing I just threw away my money.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

John

03/08/16

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"what's up with Mars?"

It was good but to short! I can't wait for the next book to come out I want to see if they can take back Mars?

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Amazon Customer

25/07/16

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"Nice Tidbit"

Although short, I was happy to see some fleshing of Halley's character with this short story. The portrayal of her demeanor gives a better feel for who she is than what's been in the series so far.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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